Gun mount



1935. E. c. GOEBERT ET AL I 2,012,274

GUN MOUNT Filed May 11, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor's Elmer [I Buebert George w l'n'eatt Aug. 27, 1935. E. c. GOEBERT ET AL 2,012,274

GUN MOUNT 3 Filed May 11, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 7, 135. E. c. GOEBERT El AL GUN MOUNT Filed May 11, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet Inventurs Elmer I: Gnehert [3 an r g a W- Else. 1 t

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Patented Aug. 27, 1935 ie un' r' f u "jectto provideanianthaircraftj :inga novel arrangement whereby ieetedi ei r may dil en a t ey movementfofjthe gunin azimuthand elevation. "fWith the foregoing and other objects in viev l,v

' heimvent 9n. .res sr novel arr sm m" and 'combinationgofjparts and in the details of qQn tructionfhereinaiter described and claimed'itj being un'derstqodthat changes in the preciseiem b'bdiment of 'theinvention herein disclosed may be made Within the scope. of What is claimed without" departingirom the-spirit of the invention, 1

IA'n t t a emb' dim n e n i n o i v lustrated injthfiaccompanying drawings, wherein; jJiig'. l'is aiview infside elevation of the improved" gunmour'itemplaced on. an artilleI'JcaiSson. ,fFien '2jisgan' enlarged view in side elevation with.

time e lip e gunrem'ov'ed. 7 t v v5 is .arviewvinw-front elevation of the gun q id e evati n,

.1? Fi -5w Y H wZE-ig 9 is a ection lview' on the line 9-9 of 1 511 iew mount areires'pectively views inplan and; of 1 the trigger actuating linkage;

rsec onalview on .theline 8-8, of

The mount comprises a base ring 5 ;having =a? plural f .:bent spokes 66 terminating cenon the base ring is in the form of a yoke having spaced standards 8-8 connected at their lower ends by a cross-piece 9. A socket ID on the crosspiece is mounted on the pintle 1 through bearings II and I2 (Fig. 9) and is retained in place by means of a nut 13 threaded on the upper end of the pintle.

A seat I 4 carried by the cross-piece and preferably having arms 15-!5 secured to the standards is so arranged that the feet of an occupant will conveniently engage the base ring 5. By means of this engagement the occupant may ESE Elmer o. Goebert, United State s- Armm'Philadel i l1 phiaJaz, and'Geoi'ge W. Beatty," Decatur, Ill. w

' if pnea-[651m 1111934, Serial Np. 725,132, salami (01; 89

(Granted the act of March 3', 188 3, as r amended April 30,1928; 3'70 0. G. 757.) I

' A1- linkage ea including} levers 3940" arid- H,

easily produce rotation of the top carriage on whichhe rides. I l j A cradle IB' for carrying oneformore gunsfll1f which are attachedby pins i 8-518 is provided t its rear end vvith apair of spaced arms l I? i whose rear ends are mountedo'n trunnion-' pins Ill- 29111 the'uppe'r ends of the 'standards jfi. pair of equilibrators each consisting of telescop-"j ing members 2] and ZZand an expansibleaglent conveniently a spring 23; are providedi'orcouhtep acting the unbalanced condition QQithefc'radIe; The inner member? I "is attached' by'af-p" t" b11111 ans-a foot Zion the lower part of agsta dard- Q and the outer member22' "attachedb-y pin 26ftothe arm [9 of the-cradleat a point i wardly'of. the-cradle trunnion.

"Referring to Fig; 3 the outer member? I s pro vided at one end witha slit'Z'l and'this end is embraced by a-split' clamping ring 28'. apertures lugs 29 and 39,-the latter being internally tl iread ed are provided on thesplit ends of the rmgz'ay A'bolt 3! inserted'through the apertured'lugsand' threadedly engaging" the lug 3G is embracdby a spring '32 confined between the lug 29 and the headas of the bolt; nut 34 is passag -the threaded end of the bolt: By means of the clamping ring sufiicient friction is maintained between the members 2! and 22 so that thecradle will remain in any position inwhich it is pla ce'cl'." The ring 28 of one of the equilibrators'carries alug" 35 adapted to engage a stop 36 on the cdr'respond in'gstandardtfi v The movement of the cradle aboutitsjtrun' nions is controlled by means of a pair of handles 31' 3'I, each carried-by one ofthe arms 1'9" of the cradle and dependin'gtherefrom substantial:

1yp'erpe'ndicular to'the arm; The handle's 'are positioned just inside of the standards 8 andj may be conveniently gr'asp'ed'bythe occupan "of the seat l4.

is carried by the cradleand permits actuation of the trigger Q2 of the gun from a position in the vicinity of the hand-grip 43 of the handle 31.

The gun mount is arranged for travelling by locking the top-carriage against rotation relative to the base ring and by locking the cradle against rotation relative to the top-carriage. An arm 44 (Fig. 5) fixed to the top carriage has a hooked extremity 45 engaging the under side of the base ring 5 and carries a screw bolt 46 which may be turned to engage the upper side of the base ring.

A plunger 41 (Fig. 8) mounted in one of the standards 8 is normally urged by a spring 48 55 s s mut ins he: bu arl at et al r ing a'p'ost 59 (Fig. 9) on the 'suppor m0 ,dsimm t em t spokes -t henthebase ring i mounted o PQ WW- into a. recess 49 in the corresponding handle 31 a pin 5| and having a foot 52 whereby exerta-camming action on the standard 8. Each of ithefspokes 6 is provide.d ;at i -ts outer end w th:ian--ine1ind' socket .53 havingsmtemm threads 54 for receiving the threaded stem 55 of a float 56. A handwheel 57 is formed on 171163.32") depending handle on each arm "whereby the cradle ismoved on float to provide for rotating it.- When the gun mount"'i's emplaced on the ground the floats are lowered until they engage the ground flhe fioats also serve for levelling the mountra'nd -m'a "'rea'dily be turned by the-occupantnof .the s eat the spokes, a top carriage including spaced standards and a cross-piece connecting the lower. ends of the standards and plvotally mounted on thepintle, a seat carried by theycross-piece and arranged so that the feet of an occupant of the seatwil1 engage the base ring whereby the top carriageyis rotated-,- =a cradle'hayin li'spaced arms oiizthe rear. end trunnionedgjn tnistsni ards, an equilibrator between the top carriage and cradle, of the cradle u v v its trunniona, andla' trigger-actuating linkage l-carried by the ra e i. I: .i

.in jhe baset rlng a ;hollow,p1ntle "at the hub Referring to Figs. 1,2 and- 5'the'gun znount i's""""'of"the'spkesfawop carriage including spaced arranged to be emplaced above the ground on; am standardsgand supp0rt, --"in the present instance, an artillery. caisson 58. A convenient methodofjconn'ectin or attaching the base ring 5 to' t he' sum sbrt 'con -ringg n ay be readily-lifted and applied.

he resentinsta e" di tm' slat r and tiff-A screw of H) ,avabi rzaesfi w .1 1 51 it de x PM n in n 6- to-a'flzm e t ia cross-piece connecting thelower :gun-{xnoun cornprisingabase ring spokes- 'end of the standards and pivotally mounted on v 'jthe 'pintleg a seat c'ari'ied by'the cross-piece and ?arrangedjso 'tlfat 'thelfeet of an occupant of the 1,-er1 a e he. a e inat genebythe tbp verselylofithejdr'awbar;1'Whe the-ca sson-i n t fi at da teditq lre e vel' n r n s o craft .to giv eprotection toconvoys and troops- 0 h ambo-1'. F r, t r ecti n. of fixe o ts: the. gun mount is removed from the vehicle;

.emplaced on-the ground-in alocationafi ording e gunner occupying thesat. places hisfeet on the base ring. and by pushingagainst the ringmoves.; thetop carriage in azimuth. By) acting; e h d sn t the-c a le t n, sdi' p e eelxand k x cv nf I We claim: 4

,1 1. A gun mount,oomprisingxabase ring; s po kes 1 1 the ba e avrh l bw p t1 1 t;t e@ hub. o

- 191 r l enq 2 de nd h n e. t t fl diaerabl'byanoccupant cr me-seat fir 94 is-lvn ede 5: ni a gun-mount; asiiDnortfaplate a e to the-support, a movable plate hi nged to thefltr'ecl plate; 'nieans for} moving the aemat te about its l'iin'ge melamine-"16m osition, wisest-oh the movable, plate; spaced-lugs ontheh1ovable plate, a gun having a hollow pintle mounted onithe post-and mcmdmgmewsror engaging the lugs, and a gun carriage ro atably mountedfoii we S e-ex e" 

